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Deanna Sipe

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Deanna Sipe

    Haywood County steps in to fill $2M gap in water interconnect project (opens the original)

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    CLYDE, N.C. (WLOS) — Helene showed how critical it is to have a reliable water supply during a disaster. A new project in Haywood County aims to help provide a more reliable system county-wide. "The interconnect goes both ways; [it] connects two separate water treatment plants into a county-wide emergency interconnect system," said Robert Hites, Haywood County water interconnect project coordinator. During Helene, the County faced many issues, one being getting water to residents in both Canton

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Deanna Sipe

    Court delays hearing on former Swain County sheriff's mental capacity (opens the original)

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    SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Former Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran was in court Wednesday for a disposition hearing of a notice of intent filed by his attorney, Jack W. Stewart. Cochran was arrested in June 2025 for multiple sex offenses, including felonious restraint, assault on a female, sexual battery and solicitation to commit prostitution. Following his arrest, Cochran was then charged with the additional sex offense of second-degree forcible rape in July 2025. A new notice of intent wa

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Deanna Sipe

    There are no plans to euthanize elk from social media video, national park official says (opens the original)

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    GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WLOS) — As fall rolls in, so do the tourists, bringing more visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), but it also marks the start of "the rut," the mating season for elk and a time when bulls become more aggressive. A video recently shared on social media shows a bull charging at a man who was within 25 to 50 yards of the animal. The National Park Service says it's illegal to willfully approach within 25 yards (or 75 feet) of an elk within the

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Deanna Sipe

    After 2 major storms, Canton’s recovery remains 'about the people' (opens the original)

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    CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Like many communities across western North Carolina, the Town of Canton is still recovering from Helene. "I think most people are aware of our story; like so much of the region, we had, you know, so much destruction and death," said Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers. It's a story Haywood County knows extremely well after losing five lives during Helene and six during Fred. Smathers says the story is not just about the destruction and money. AFTER TWO MAJOR FLOODS, CANTON'S REBUILD

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Deanna Sipe

    Waynesville gets $10K for assessment on century-old municipal building (opens the original)

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    WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Waynesville has received a $10,000 grant to assess its more than century-old Municipal Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town purchased the building, located at 16 South Main Street, in 1966. An architecture and engineering firm will evaluate the building for structural and exterior issues. "With an old building like that, you're gonna have issues with leaking, rusting, you know, paint coming off, sometimes the retaining wall is

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